Securing attachment for ladies  hats



(No Model.)

H. F. SOHADE. SECURING ATTACHMENT FOR LADIES HATS.

Patented Apr. 4, 1893;

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UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

HENRY FRANK SCI-IADE, OF MILWAUKEE, VVISOONSIN.

SECURING ATTACHMENT FOR LADIES HATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 494,599, dated April 4,1893.

Application filed May 26, 1892.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY FRANK SOHADE, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Visconsin, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Securing Attachments for Ladies Hats, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which are a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in securing attachmentsadapted for retaining ladies head-gear in place and designedparticularly to supersede the hat pins now ordinarily employed for thepurpose. Its object is to provide a simple and permanent attachment forthe hat, readily adjustable, and securely retaining the hat in place,without the necessity of puncturing the same, as is now the case inusing the hat pins above referred to.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, illustrates a ladys hat withmyimprovement in place, the view showing only one end of the attachment.Fig. 2, is an inverted plan with the attachment properly adjusted. Fig.3, is a view looking upon one side of the attachments, a portion of thehat being illustrated by dotted lines, in order to show the position ofthe device with relation thereto. Fig. 4, is an inverted plan showingtwo of my attachments applied to a hat of the leghorn type wherein it isdesirable to secure both at the front and rear, and Fig. 5, is a Viewlooking upon the side of one of these attachments, a portion of the hatbeing shown by dotted lines.

Like letters of reference designate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates a hat to which myimproved attachment, B, is applied. This device consists of anoval-shaped portion, 19, conforming to the contour of the head openingof the hat, and two integral prongs or pins, b, extending inwardly fromopposite sides at approximate right angles to said sides. The ovalportion is provided with a series of eyes or perforations, b whereby thedevice may be conveniently stitched to the sides of the head opening,preferably at an incline, so that the rear ends carrying the pins willextend down slightly below the junction of the brim and Serial No.434,431. (No model.)

- crown, and the fore portion will be slightly above the angle of thebrim and crown. It will thus be seen that the ends which project belowthe brim, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, are free, so that no impediment isoffered to the spring movement of the pin to engage the hair of thewearer.

In adjusting the hat to place upon the head, the free outer endscarrying the pins are forced outwardly, and when the hat is arrangedupon the head in proper position, these ends are released, and the pinspermitted to spring inwardly and engage the hair, thus forming a mostsecure and safe means for retaining the hat firmly in position.

In Figs. 4 and 5, I have illustrated the pre ferred manner of securingthe larger sizes of hats, such as the leghorn type, in place. In suchstyles it'is desirable to provide means for securing the hat at thefront as well as the rear. To meet this need, therefore, I secure two ofthe attachments to each hat upon opposite sides of the crown.

The main portion of the device is curved upwardly, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 5, and secured to the sides by means of threadspassing through the eyes or apertures, 19 while the opposite ends ofeach device are inclined or curved downwardly below the brim, theextremities also provided with the inwardlyextending pinsb, designed toengage the hair. Inasmuch as it is not necessary that the fore part ofthe hat should be held in place as securely as the rear, the forwardpins may, if desired, be made somewhat shorter than the rear pins, asshown in Fig. 4:- In adjusting the hat in place upon the head as in theother case, the ends of the attachment are pulled outwardly so as topermit the hat to be properly adjusted, and said ends are then allowedto spring inwardly and engage thehair.

This attachment I prefer to make of very thin flat spring metal, the pinportion, however, being preferably rounded. If desired, also, the metalmay be made ornamental so as not to detract in the least from theappearance of the hat.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. Ina securing attachment for ladies hats,

the combination, with a hat, of a wire body ing down below the brim andangularly bent bent to conform to the shape of the crown of to formlateral inwardly extending pins, and the hat and having a portionthereof extendtheir medial portions curved upwardly above I 5 ing abovethe brim and secured to the crown, the brim to form means for securingto the 5 and the ends extending below the brim and crown, substantiallyas set forth.

angularly bent to form lateral inwardly ex- In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in tending pins adapted to spring into and enpresence oftwo Witnesses. gage the hair, substantially as set forth. HENRY FRANKSCHADE 2. In a securing attachment for-ladies hats, 1c the combination,with a hat, of wire bodies \Vitnesses:

arranged upon opposite sides of the crown of ARTHUR L. MORSELL, the hat,said wires having their ends extend- ANNA V. FAUST.

